Jul 4, 2008
Sushi
- 1 1/4 cups short or medium grain Japanese white rice
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp mirin
- water
- Wash the rice well in several changes of water. Drain well for 10 to 30 minutes.
- Place in a saucepan with 1 1/4 cups cold water. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat and simmer on very low for 15 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and let stand 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile combine the vinegar, sugar, salt, and mirin. Check the seasoning. Stir into the rice.
if you are looking for a piece of fish somewhere in this recipe you aren’t going to find it–sushi just means the vinegared rice. still yummy though